Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Kidnapping (incld. Abduction) |
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2005 |
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United Kingdom |
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Judicially Exonerated |
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Gavin Burt was wrongly convicted of kidnapping and possession of firearm with intent to kidnap. In 2004 Burt submitted an application to the Criminal Case Review Commission (CCRC) for review of his conviction as a miscarriage of justice. Burt's case was referred by the CCRC on 11/12/2004 to the England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division). On 2/9/2005 the appeals court quashed Gavin Burt's convictions. |
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Innocence Proved By: |
Conviction quashed by England & Wales Court of Appeal on 2/9/2005. |
Defendant Aided By: |
"Criminal Case Review Commission (England, Wales, and Northern Ireland)" |
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"Gavin Burt, Criminal Case Review Commission referred cases database (last viewed Feb. 1, 2014)" |
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http://www.justice.gov.uk/about/criminal-cases-review-commission/case-library/4 |
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